Health insurance

Senators sponsoring a last-ditch ACA repeal bill scrambled to save it from near-certain death Sunday, circulating a new version aimed at winning over several GOP holdouts.

The Graham-Cassidy bill removes employer-mandate penalties, maintains the Cadillac tax and includes HSA reforms.

Senator John McCain said Friday he wouldn’t support the Graham-Cassidy proposal. The measure, however, includes much that employer groups like, including removal of employer-mandate penalties and HSA reforms.

Senate Republican leaders are struggling to win support from holdouts in their party for what may be their last chance for a long time to pass a GOP-only repeal of the ACA.

Strategies include moving to high-deductible health plans and making tradeoffs across benefits packages.

Employers need to understand demographics, select a strategic partner and offer HSAs, FSAs and wellness programs.

They need to act by Sept. 30 to use a fast-track procedure that prevents Democrats from blocking it, but the deadline doesn’t leave enough time to get a full analysis of the bill’s effects from the Congressional Budget Office.

Employers need to understand demographics, select a strategic partner and offer HSAs, FSAs and wellness programs.

Rolling back ACA taxes, improving HSAs and modifying the definition of full-time work are among the biggest legislative priorities for organizations this fall.

Despite new support, that doesn’t mean it stands a chance of passage. Republican lawmakers, who control both chambers of Congress, oppose a single-payer system.

Employee Benefit Adviser, in partnership with business intelligence data analytics firm miEdge, lists leading companies with 10% or more growth over the past year.

Following the collapse of an ACA repeal, Republican senators are developing a small package of changes to instead help the health law rather than end it.

Parliamentarian tells lawmakers that Republicans’ ability to pass an Obamacare replacement with just 51 votes expires at the end of this month.

Group including Ohio Gov. John Kasich is calling for changes to the ACA that would increase funding under the law, enforce some of its rules on buying insurance and encourage more health insurers to participate in the program.

For a productive benefits election season, employers should embrace mobile apps and information technology, and above all, meet employees where they are.

Following the failure of repeal and replace, cost-sharing reduction payments could be next on the list for Congress.

Following the failure of repeal and replace, cost-sharing reduction payments could be next on the list for Congress.

Trouble on the ACA exchanges could result in a significant shift of costs to firms of all sizes, experts warn.

Changes to the ACA and a range of other laws and regulations affecting health benefits could be imminent.

President Trump has threatened to cut off the payments to force Democrats to negotiate changes, though lawmakers, insurers and regulators have called on the administration to continue the payments.